Automobile.



A. C. KLEMME.

AUTOMOBILE LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-29.1916- 1 ,2? 1 ,584. Patented July 9, 1918.

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ss 'ee fia ti iij ishe laten iat nedaexe1e 8- iApplicatiomfiled Se teinber 29, 1916. -Serial -No.,122,891.

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;.Be i know t a ,1, LA g-KLEMM a citizen h U ited qState es d ng Lewistewn, in -l1eeoun rotF rgn an Sta ot-Mentana,;,hare invent d eli a fine i and us fulnlmprovements in :entemq il L t r o ,nzhichithefollowingisa specification- The present invention haS referen e generally, to improvements in lifting -devices and the tin,ventiorrrelates, more particularly, 11 141103 81 automobile lifter. 1 v to-The in venti0n+has for its principalaim and objectato tprovide. a deviceflfor raising either the-front orgrearends,of an automobile brother, ivehicletsoi th t taim ehan wi havegsulficient 51300111 beneath the vehicle; to convenientlyamake repairs-thereto, v

has an additional and ,more particular objeet .thetpresentinvention emb zae e ermvision' of; sin-improved frame,,,n1eans being wind-able .on ithe-rfram'e totdraw one ,end, of the vehicle into a. suppol'tedpositiong on. the frame. v Still 1 further, the; invention includesi the provisionQof a frame including ,incli ned trackswand ,wheel supports ;fo1',receiving either the front or ,reaniwheels oflthevehicle after they have heenidrawntupthe,tracks.

A n1orenspecific. object of the invention resides in the provision of comm o r gneans whereby the tracks will hebraeed and whereby accidental movement;0f--, theavheels of a vehicle on the wheel supports will be prevented and also .meanstwherebynthe; device may be readily and convenlently movedv from place to place.

Among the other aims and objects of the invention may be recited a provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view to compactness, the number of parts of which are few, the construction simple, the cost of production low and the efficiency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus will be brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which, for a clear understanding ofthe invention, should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and

wherein is disclosed, forthe purpose of illustration, a convenient andsatisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to be noted, in this connection, that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of the pa t s ay bemad witho t, eparting from th sp i o th i ve io 9 th pr ncipl of op a i a o the v r ov part In the drawings:

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thesi ee i I havei ri eden eed br cin bars 6 which extend from the sides of the track .to-sthes des. t llet -amend --.;Eo1:'the purpose of raising the front or rear wheels of an automobile into a supported position on the wheel supports so as to allow a mechanic easy access to the machine in making repairs I have rotatably mounted a transverse shaft 7, the respective ends of the shaft being j ournaled in bearing brackets 8 carried by the outer surfaces of the supports and in slightly spaced relation with the cross bar 3. Chains 9 have their inner ends connected in spacedrelation to the shaft 7 by means of suitable fastening devices 10 while hooks 11 are connected to the outer ends of the chains and are adapted for engagement with the wheel hubs or axles of a vehicle. Now, in order to rotate the shaft I have rotatably mounted another shaft 12 in a plane at right angles to the plane of the axis of the shaft 7, the respective ends of the shaft 12 being journaled in a bearing bracket 13 rigidly connected to the one'side of one of the standards 2 and p in another bearing bracket 14 extending'lat 'erally from the outer face of the same standard. A Worm gear 15 is" carried on the shaft bar 3 is engaged and pulled rearward'ly,

12 between the brackets 13 and- 1 1 and meshes with a cog wheel 16 rigidly carried on one of the projecting ends of the shaft 7. A crank handle 17 is formed on the outer end of the shaft 12 andwhen the handle is rotated the chains are consequently wound on the shaft 7 to raise one end of a vehicle. Ifdesired collars 18 may be arranged on the vshaft 7 to prevent longitudinal movement of the shaft. I

In order that the frame may be conveniently and readily moved from place to place I have extended spaced bracket arms 19 -from each of the standards 2 adjacent the lower ends thereof,'rollers- 20 being rotatably' mounted between the bracket arms 19 and normally'arranged in spaced relation.

with the surface ofthe ground or'floor but adapted to engage the ground when the cross 1 handle 17 rotaryi movement will be imparted V the cog to the shaft 7 by means of the Worm 15 and 16 which consequently Winds the chains 9 about the shaft 7 and at the same time raises the front wheelsalong, the inclined tracks L 'until'they rest upon the wheelsupports' 5. Whenin'this position a mechanic ma conveniently makeif rep airs andat the same time'b'e in a comfortable position; at least; more comfortable than was the case before. this invention. To lower the automobile it is only necessary to reverse the operation described.

I am awarethat changes may be made in various arrangements and combinations of parts as well as in the details of the construction of-the same, without departing from the scope of my present invention, as defined in the appended claim. Hence Ido not limit myinvention to the exact arrange. ments and 'combinati'ons of the devices and parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, panyingspecification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the constructions of the'said'parts. r

Iclaim:-' 1 .In vehicle lifting means, aba'se having horizontal base bars, standards extending and as described in the accomfrom one end of said bars, inclined tracks secured 'at theirlower-endsto the other end f of said base bars and having their upper portions disposed in' substantially horizontal planes being further provided with inclined bracingbars at tinuous therewith and secured-to the stands ards, the tracks and bracing bars serving as bracing'members for the base bars and stand ards, and the bracing bars further serving to prevent lateral movement of a vehicle wheel resting upon said wheelsupportfand means'carried by-the standards for moving a vehicle upon and up the saidtracks.

In testimony whereof]: affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. w 7 AL'GKLEMME.

Witnesses: l

S". 0. WEAVER, I

BoLo'r.

their upper t ends formed con to form wheel supports; said tracks copies ot this patent may} be obtained to: live cent! eachyby addressing thefcolnmissioner of Patents. ""washingtomhfl. 1' I 

